The Fire-fighter, also known as fireman, rescues and mitigates emergency and fire situations, by using appropriate fire-fighting equipments and safety devices. The Fire-fighter extinguishes fire, rescues trapped personnel and also responds to other various manmade and natural disasters.
Personal Competencies
You are physically fit
You like to help others
You are comfortable communicating with others
You pay attention to details while working
Entry Pathway
Minimum Qualification • After completing class 10 and being 18 years of age you can enrol for National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF)* level 5 Fire fighter Training.
You would also have to satisfy physical requirements such as : Male (Minimum) - Height: 165 cm (Relaxable by 5 cms in the case of Garhwalls, Assamese Gorkha and member of the Schedule tribes); -Chest: 81 cm Unexpanded and 86 cm Expanded (Fully expanded with minimum of 5 cm Expansion) -Weight: min. 50 kgs. For
Female (Minimum) -Height: 157 cm (Relaxable by 2.5 cm in the case of Garhwalls, Assamese Gorkha and member of the Scheduled tribes); -Weight: 46 kgs.
Medical Standard - a) Visual : Better eye - 6/6 (Eligible vision - 6/6 only ) Worse eye 6/12; b) Colour Vision :- No colour blindness
* NSQF is a nationally integrated education and competency-based framework that enables persons to acquire desired competency levels in a chosen field. NSQF includes vocational education, vocational training, general education and technical education which prepares an individual for the job market with competent skills. An individual may return at any time to upgrade skills after gaining experience
• National Scholarship Portal - Please visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in. Under this portal there are Central Government schemes offered by different Departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes.*
• Please visit http://www.buddy4study.com for details on available scholarships. This is a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI
*(Availability of these scholarships can vary from time to time)
Where will you work?
Places of Work: Fire Fighting Agencies, oil companies, safety units and so on
Work Environment: You have to work for at least 8 to 9 hours and for 5 to 6 days a week. Shift duties may be there. Overtime is common.
Expected Growth Path
Fire Operator → Leading Fireman/Fire Fighter → Sub-officer → Fire Prevention Officer → Assistant Divisional Officer → Divisional Officer → Deputy Chief Fire Officer → Chief Fire Officer
Expected Income
The approx. salary of a Fire fighter ranges between INR 17,000 - 58,000* per month
Source - https://bit.ly/3kjj7IJ *These figures are taken from NCS and are indicative and subject to change
Experts from the field
Harshini Kanhekar’s life has been playing with fire, literally, for the past two decades. She is India’s first female fire-fighter whose life inspires one to live trying and achieve the seemingly impossible. Harshini reminisced about the time she finally got accepted into the NFSC (National Fire Service College) she talked about how her father called to give her the good news as he held onto the telegram in his hand. Harshini’s seven-semester course needed the students to live on campus, but for her, the rule was bent- allowing her to go home. Harshini worked with heavy water and suction hoses and performed mock drills with dummies. Her first assignment was a cylinder blast in Shirdi when she was in college. Harshini performed difficult tasks while she was just a student learning the ways of life and fire fighting at the same time. Before joining ONGC in 2006 (and eventually becoming the Sr. fire officer), she dealt with several fires across Mumbai, Kolkata and Delhi where her six-hour operation in a tin factory gained recognition. Today, Harshini is an inspiration to women all over the country.*
Fire fighter
NCS Code: 5411.0100 | V091Minimum Qualification
• After completing class 10 and being 18 years of age you can enrol for National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF)* level 5 Fire fighter Training.
You would also have to satisfy physical requirements such as :
Male (Minimum)
- Height: 165 cm (Relaxable by 5 cms in the case of Garhwalls, Assamese Gorkha and member of the Schedule tribes);
-Chest: 81 cm Unexpanded and 86 cm Expanded (Fully expanded with minimum of 5 cm Expansion)
-Weight: min. 50 kgs. For
Female (Minimum)
-Height: 157 cm (Relaxable by 2.5 cm in the case of Garhwalls, Assamese Gorkha and member of the Scheduled tribes);
-Weight: 46 kgs.
Medical Standard -
a) Visual : Better eye - 6/6 (Eligible vision - 6/6 only ) Worse eye 6/12;
b) Colour Vision :- No colour blindness
* NSQF is a nationally integrated education and competency-based framework that enables persons to acquire desired competency levels in a chosen field. NSQF includes vocational education, vocational training, general education and technical education which prepares an individual for the job market with competent skills. An individual may return at any time to upgrade skills after gaining experience
Government Institutes
1. National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC): Visit https://www.nsdcindia.org/find-nsdc-training-centre
2. Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS): Visit - https://nsdcindia.org/find-nsdc-training-centre-jss/
3. NIOS training centres: Visit - https://voc.nios.ac.in/registration/locate-study-centre
4. List of NSQF centres: https://aicte-india.org/sites/default/files/Vocational%20institutions%20272%20recommended%20AY%202020-21.pdf
• A majority of government schemes are free
Scholarships
• National Scholarship Portal - Please visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in. Under this portal there are Central Government schemes offered by different Departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes.*
• Please visit http://www.buddy4study.com for details on available scholarships. This is a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI
*(Availability of these scholarships can vary from time to time)
Places of Work: Fire Fighting Agencies, oil companies, safety units and so on
Work Environment: You have to work for at least 8 to 9 hours and for 5 to 6 days a week. Shift duties may be there. Overtime is common.
Fire Operator → Leading Fireman/Fire Fighter → Sub-officer → Fire Prevention Officer → Assistant Divisional Officer → Divisional Officer → Deputy Chief Fire Officer → Chief Fire Officer
The approx. salary of a Fire fighter ranges between INR 17,000 - 58,000* per month
Source - https://bit.ly/3kjj7IJ
*These figures are taken from NCS and are indicative and subject to change
Experts from the field
Harshini Kanhekar’s life has been playing with fire, literally, for the past two decades. She is India’s first female fire-fighter whose life inspires one to live trying and achieve the seemingly impossible. Harshini reminisced about the time she finally got accepted into the NFSC (National Fire Service College) she talked about how her father called to give her the good news as he held onto the telegram in his hand. Harshini’s seven-semester course needed the students to live on campus, but for her, the rule was bent- allowing her to go home. Harshini worked with heavy water and suction hoses and performed mock drills with dummies. Her first assignment was a cylinder blast in Shirdi when she was in college. Harshini performed difficult tasks while she was just a student learning the ways of life and fire fighting at the same time. Before joining ONGC in 2006 (and eventually becoming the Sr. fire officer), she dealt with several fires across Mumbai, Kolkata and Delhi where her six-hour operation in a tin factory gained recognition. Today, Harshini is an inspiration to women all over the country.*
Source - womensweb.in/2022/03/harshini-kanhekar-indias-first-woman-fire-fighter-inspiring-life-story-apr22wk1pa/
* The above information is for training purposes only and will not be used for any commercial gains
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